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course as is approved by the Director, and has undergone such craft apprenticeship in escalator works as is approved by the Director for a period, or an aggregate period of, not less than 4 years; or
(b) who has been in the employment, for a period, or an aggregate period, of not less than 4 years, of any registered escalator contractor and is considered by the registered escalator contractor by whom he is employed to carry out the escalator works to have had sufficient experience or training in escalator works of that particular type so as to carry out such escalator works competently without supervision.
(Added, 43 of 1987, s. 32)
30. (1) Any person who shall by himself, or by or in conjunction with any other person, corruptly solicit or receive, or agree to receive for himself, or for any other person, any gift, loan, fee, reward or advantage whatsoever as an inducement to, or reward for, or otherwise on account of any registered lift engineer or registered escalator engineer giving any certificate required by, under or for the purposes of this Ordinance or forbearing to make any report so required or doing or forbearing to do anything in respect of the giving of any such certificate or the making of any such report shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) Any person who shall by himself, or by or in conjunction with any other person, corruptly give, promise or offer any gift, loan, fee, reward or advantage whatsoever to any person, whether for the benefit of that person or another person, as an inducement to or reward for or otherwise on account of any registered lift engineer or registered escalator engineer giving any certificate required by, under or for the purposes of this Ordinance or forbearing to make any report so required or doing or forbearing to do anything in respect of the giving of any such certificate or the making of any such report shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) Any person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) shall be liable-
(a) on summary conviction to a fine of $100,000 and to imprisonment for 3 years; and (Amended, 43 of 1987, s. 33)
(b) on conviction on indictment to a fine of $500,000 and to imprisonment for 7 years. (Amended, 43 of 1987, s. 33)
(4) A prosecution under this section shall not be instituted except by or with the consent of the Attorney General.
31. Where a person by whom an offence under this Ordinance has been committed is a company, every director and every officer concerned in the management of the company shall be guilty of the like offence unless he proves that the act constituting the offence took place without his knowledge or consent.
Liability of directors, etc. where company convicted of offence.
1987 Ed.]
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course as is approved by the Director, and has undergone such craft apprenticeship in escalator works as is approved by the Director for a period, or an aggregate period of, not less than 4 years; or
(b) who has been in the employment, for a period, or an aggregate period, of not less than 4 years, of any registered escalator contractor and is considered by the registered escalator contractor by whom he is employed to carry out the escalator works to have had sufficient experience or training in escalator works of that particular type so as to carry out such escalator works competently without supervision.
(Added, 43 of 1987, s. 32)
30. (1) Any person who shall by himself, or by or in conjunc- Corruption. tion with any other person, corruptly solicit or receive, or agree to receive for himself, or for any other person, any gift, loan, fee, reward or advantage whatsoever as an inducement to, or reward for, or otherwise on account of any registered lift engineer or registered escalator engineer giving any certificate required by, under or for the purposes of this Ordinance or forbearing to make any report so required or doing or forbearing to do anything in respect of the giving of any such certificate or the making of any such report shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) Any person who shall by himself, or by or in conjunction with any other person, corruptly give, promise or offer any gift, loan, fee, reward or advantage whatsoever to any person, whether for the benefit of that person or another person, as an inducement to or reward for or otherwise on account of any registered lift engineer or registered escalator engineer giving any certificate required by, under or for the purposes of this Ordinance or forbearing to make any report so required or doing or forbearing to do anything in respect of the giving of any such certificate or the making of any such report shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) Any person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) or (2) shall be liable-
(a) on summary conviction to a fine of $100,000 and to imprisonment for 3 years; and (Amended, 43 of 1987, s. 33)
(b) on conviction on indictment to a fine of $500,000 and to
imprisonment for 7 years. (Amended, 43 of 1987, s. 33) (4) A prosecution under this section shall not be instituted except by or with the consent of the Attorney General.
31. Where a person by whom an offence under this Ordinance has been committed is a company, every director and every officer concerned in the management of the company shall be guilty of the like offence unless he proves that the act constituting the offence took place without his knowledge or consent.
Liability of directors, etc. where company convicted of offence.
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